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14 for '14 - The objects that defined the sporting year

From a SuperMacs snack box to Joe Schmidt’s appendix.

The appendix Joe Schmidt lost after Ireland’s November Internationals clean sweep

Hospital War Zone Not a picture of Joe Schmidt's actual operation. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

The snack box the Mayo/Kerry pitch invader enjoyed after his antics

The glass of whiskey Conor McGregor said he was looking forward to after winning at a sell-out UFC Dublin

Conor McGregor / Twitter Conor McGregor / Twitter / Twitter

The bags of chips Ger O’Brien bought for Pats fans in the wake of their FAI Cup win

World's Largest Bag of Chips - Belgium Chips glorious chips. PA Archive / Press Association Images PA Archive / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

The giant Brian O’Driscoll picture that terrified everyone at Lansdowne Road after his final home game for Ireland

Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

The camera Eamon Dunphy was forced to stare down the barrel of after swearing on live TV

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Odell Beckham Junior’s three fingers that somehow managed to hold onto this football

Cowboys Giants Football What. A. Catch. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

Mario Gotze’s World Cup winning left boot which he later auctioned off raising €2 million for charity

Nick Potts / EMPICS Sport Nick Potts / EMPICS Sport / EMPICS Sport

The Hawk-Eye camera that denied Tipperary an All-Ireland hurling title

General view of Hawk-Eye signalling a Miss for the late free taken by John OÕDwyer Hawk Eye signals John O'Dwyer's late miss. James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

The coffee table an Ireland fan stumbled over after an encounter with Roy Keane at the team hotel

Candybox Stock Image Not the coffee table involved. J.M. Guyon / Candybox Images/Press Association Images J.M. Guyon / Candybox Images/Press Association Images / Candybox Images/Press Association Images

The stud tightener Steven Gerrard forgot to use before Liverpool’s crunch game with Chelsea

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An invitation to Rory and Caroline’s wedding after the pair broke up

Masters Golf Caroline and Rory back in April .David J. Phillip / AP/Press Association Images .David J. Phillip / AP/Press Association Images / AP/Press Association Images

The Italia 90 hat Bill O’Herlihy took out of the wardrobe one last time as he said said goodbye to RTÉ

billohat We'll leave it there so. RTÉ RTÉ

The moving van Leinster have organised to help ship Johnny Sexton’s stuff home from France

Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO

Ben Foster exhibits the war wounds of a Midlands Derby with this gruesome tweet

What happens in Vegas… gets taken back to Ireland – Twitter reacts to Andy Lee’s famous win